--- type: "Bill" title: "Firearms; clarifying scope of and exception to certain unlawful act; emergency." description: "Firearms; clarifying scope of and exception to certain unlawful act; emergency." jurisdiction: "us/states/ok" legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature" session: "2026" identifier: "HB 2818" citation: "Oklahoma HB 2818 (2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Steagall", "Weaver"] version_count: 5 action_count: 69 vote_count: 5 first_action: "2025-02-03" last_action: "2025-05-15" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b7f3268-4bd0-4b84-b5da-9a1b260d5267" source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2818&session=2600" source_hash: "5b651f9514673c9cabf43bf8a71239c425f90cb688bf76b9c42ea3c3f2d93daf" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ok"] --- # Oklahoma HB 2818 (2026) — Firearms; clarifying scope of and exception to certain unlawful act; emergency. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB2818 INT.PDF) 2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB2818 ENGR.PDF) 3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/hB/HB2818 ENR.PDF) 4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB2818 HFLR.PDF) 5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/HB2818 SFLR.PDF) ## Votes - Third Reading — **73–16** (pass) · lower - Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass — **10–2** (pass) · lower - Public Safety — **6–2** (pass) · upper - Criminal Judiciary Committee: Do Pass — **4–1** (pass) · lower - Third Reading — **39–7** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Steagall — primary (person) - Weaver — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2025-02-03** First Reading `introduction, reading-1` - **2025-02-03** Authored by Representative Steagall - **2025-02-04** Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight `reading-2, referral-committee` - **2025-02-04** Referred to Criminal Judiciary `referral-committee` - **2025-02-19** Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary `committee-passage` - **2025-02-27** CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee `committee-passage` - **2025-02-27** Coauthored by Representative(s) Adams - **2025-02-27** Authored by Senator Weaver (principal Senate author) - **2025-03-25** General Order - **2025-03-25** Coauthored by Representative(s) Kendrix - **2025-03-25** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 16 `passage, reading-3` - **2025-03-25** Referred for engrossment - **2025-03-26** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage` - **2025-03-26** First Reading `introduction, reading-1` - **2025-03-26** Coauthored by Representative Woolley - **2025-04-01** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `reading-2, referral-committee` - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Senator Hines - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Senator Wingard - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Representative CrosswhiteHader - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Representative Jenkins - **2025-04-08** Reported Do Pass Public Safety committee; CR filed `committee-passage` - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Senator Guthrie - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Representative Grego - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Representative Hardin - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Representative Marti - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Representative Turner - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Senator Bergstrom - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Senator Alvord - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Senator Burns - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Senator Prieto - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Representative Bashore - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Representative Pfeiffer - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Representative West (Kevin) - **2025-04-08** Coauthored by Senator Sacchieri - **2025-04-09** Coauthored by Representative Shaw - **2025-04-09** Coauthored by Senator Hamilton - **2025-04-09** Coauthored by Representative Williams - **2025-04-09** Coauthored by Senator Standridge - **2025-04-09** Coauthored by Senator Bullard - **2025-04-09** Coauthored by Senator Reinhardt - **2025-04-09** Coauthored by Representative Banning - **2025-04-10** Coauthored by Senator Grellner - **2025-04-10** Coauthored by Senator Deevers - **2025-04-10** Placed on General Order - **2025-04-10** Coauthored by Senator Seifried - **2025-04-10** Coauthored by Representative Olsen - **2025-04-14** Coauthored by Representative Hays - **2025-04-14** Coauthored by Senator Gillespie - **2025-04-14** Coauthored by Senator Jett - **2025-04-14** Coauthored by Senator Frix - **2025-04-15** Coauthored by Representative Hilbert - **2025-04-15** Coauthored by Representative Roberts - **2025-04-15** Coauthored by Representative Wolfley - **2025-04-15** Coauthored by Senator McIntosh - **2025-04-15** Coauthored by Senator Murdock - **2025-04-15** Coauthored by Representative Hildebrant - **2025-04-17** Coauthored by Senator Stanley - **2025-04-21** Coauthored by Representative Kane - **2025-04-21** Coauthored by Senator Stewart - **2025-05-06** Coauthored by Senator Woods - **2025-05-08** Coauthored by Senator Pederson - **2025-05-08** General Order, Considered - **2025-05-08** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 7 `passage` - **2025-05-08** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage` - **2025-05-08** Referred for enrollment - **2025-05-12** Enrolled, signed, to Senate - **2025-05-12** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House - **2025-05-12** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2025-05-15** Approved by Governor 05/14/2025 `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b7f3268-4bd0-4b84-b5da-9a1b260d5267`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).